Developing And Administering a Child Care Education Program

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Developing and Administering a Child Care and Education Program, 6th Edition serves as a clear guide for new and experienced directors and emphasizes the director?s responsibility for being both a program maintenance and a people maintenance leader. In keeping with the current movement to standards-based programs, the text guides directors to understanding their role in curriculum selection and development. The related issue of assessment is addressed in terms of what is appropriate for young children. Also presented are the business skills and knowledge that every director must have: funding, budgeting, selecting, training and supervising staff, housing the program, purchasing the equipment, and evaluating the program. Special features of the text include Director?s Resources, including forms and documents available for the director?s use on the job; a Director?s Library, which provides easy access to a wide range of sources of information for busy directors; a Director?s Corner feature that gives students an opportunity to learn the perspectives of working directors; and Working Papers to be used as student assignments.

Preface

xii

The Working Director

1

(30)

Objectives

1

(1)

Administrative Styles and Roles

2

(2)

Managing the Program

4

(3)

Leading People

7

(3)

Management Tools

10

(4)

Summary

14

(1)

Class Assignments

14

(1)

Class Exercises

14

(1)

Working Papers

15

(7)

Director's Resources

22

(7)

References

29

(2)

Developing Interpersonal Relationships

31

(10)

Objectives

31

(1)

Creating a Positive Climate

32

(3)

Motivating the Staff

35

(1)

Summary

36

(1)

Class Assignments

37

(1)

Class Exercises

37

(1)

Working Paper

38

(1)

References

39

(2)

Assessing Community Need and Establishing a Program

41

(24)

Objectives

41

(1)

Assessing the Need

42

(3)

Program Philosophy

45

(3)

Types of Program

48

(5)

Summary

53

(1)

Class Assignments

54

(1)

Class Exercises

54

(1)

Working Papers

55

(3)

Director's Resources

58

(6)

References

64

(1)

Licensing and Certification

65

(30)

Objectives

65

(1)

Licensing

66

(6)

Accreditation

72

(1)

Credentialing

73

(2)

Summary

75

(1)

Class Assignments

75

(1)

Class Exercises

76

(1)

Working Papers

77

(3)

Director's Resource

80

(13)

References

93

(1)

Web Sources Cited

93

(2)

Organizing Center Structure and Working with a Board

95

(22)

Objectives

95

(1)

Organization of the Center

96

(3)

The Child Care Center board

99

(7)

Summary

106

(1)

Class Assignments

106

(1)

Class Exercises

107

(1)

Working Papers

108

(3)

Director's Resource

111

(5)

References

116

(1)

Handling Financial Matters

117

(32)

Objectives

117

(1)

Balancing Income and Expenses

118

(2)

Preparing the Budget

120

(7)

Other Financial Responsibilities

127

(6)

Summary

133

(1)

Class Assignments

133

(1)

Class Exercises

134

(1)

Working Papers

135

(8)

Director's Resources

143

(4)

References

147

(2)

Funding the Program

149

(30)

Objectives

149

(1)

Funding a New Center

150

(2)

Operating Funds

152

(6)

Fund-Raising

158

(3)

Shepherding Existing Funds

161

(1)

Summary

162

(1)

Class Assignments

162

(1)

Class Exercises

162

(2)

Working Papers

164

(4)

Director's Resources

168

(9)

References

177

(2)

Developing a Center Facility

179

(28)

Objectives

179

(1)

Analyzing Space Requirements

180

(11)

Planning a New Center

191

(2)

Working with Other Professionals

193

(1)

Summary

194

(1)

Class Assignments

194

(1)

Class Exercises

195

(1)

Working Papers

196

(3)

Director's Resources

199

(7)

References

206

(1)

Equipping the Center

207

(42)

Objectives

207

(1)

Establishing Needs

208

(2)

Using Selection Criteria

210

(5)

Working within a Budget

215

(1)

Ordering Equipment

216

(2)

Managing Equipment

218

(2)

Summary

220

(1)

Class Assignment

220

(1)

Class Exercises

221

(1)

Working Papers

222

(2)

Director's Resources

224

(24)

References

248

(1)

Staffing the Center

249

(76)

Objectives

249

(1)

Designing Personnel Policies

250

(7)

Drawing Up Job Descriptions

257

(13)

Selecting the Employee

270

(1)

Orienting the Employee

270

(1)

Handling Turnover

271

(2)

Summary

273

(1)

Class Assignments

273

(1)

Class Exercises

273

(1)

Working Papers

274

(5)

Director's Resources

279

(45)

References

324

(1)

Marketing the Program and Selecting the Children

325

(14)

Objectives

325

(1)

Marketing

326

(3)

Selecting the Children

329

(4)

Role of the Director in an Interdisciplinary/Interagency Effor

333

(1)

Summary

333

(1)

Class Assignments

334

(1)

Class Exercises

334

(1)

Working Papers

335

(3)

References

338

(1)

Grouping and Enrolling the Children

339

(28)

Objectives

339

(1)

Grouping the Children

340

(4)

Enrolling the Children

344

(4)

Summary

348

(1)

Class Assignments

348

(1)

Class Exercises

348

(1)

Working Papers

349

(2)

Director's Resources

351

(15)

References

366

(1)

Managing the Food and the Health and Safety Programs

367

(38)

Objectives

367

(1)

Food Service Programs

368

(8)

Health and Safety Program

376

(12)

Summary

388

(1)

Class Assignments

388

(1)

Class Exercises

388

(2)

Working Papers

390

(3)

Director's Resource

393

(10)

References

403

(2)

Evaluating Center Components

405

(36)

Objectives

405

(1)

Evaluation Plan

406

(1)

Staff Evaluation

407

(3)

Child Assessment

410

(6)

Total Program Evaluation

416

(2)

Summarizing Data

418

(1)

Summary

419

(1)

Class Assignments

419

(1)

Class Exercises

420

(1)

Working Papers

421

(4)

Director's Resources

425

(15)

References

440

(1)

Providing for Personal and Professional Staff Development

441

(30)

Objectives

441

(1)

Staff Meetings

442

(3)

Staff Training/Professional Development

445

(4)

Staff Supervision and Coaching

449

(4)

Assessing Staff Problems

453

(1)

Summary

454

(1)

Class Assignments

454

(1)

Class Exercises

454

(2)

Working Papers

456

(2)

Director's Resources

458

(12)

References

470

(1)

Working with Families, Volunteers, and the Community

471

(74)

Objectives

477

Parent Program

472

(6)

Preparing a Parent Handbook

478

(2)

Volunteer Program

480

(1)

Organizations and Agencies

481

(2)

Work with the Community

483

(1)

Summary

483

(1)

Class Assignments

483

(1)

Class Exercise

484

(1)

Working Papers

485

(2)

Director's Resource

487

(56)

References

543

(2)

Appendix A Partial List: Sources of Early Childhood Materials, Equipment, and Supplies